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Cantaloupe (Cantaloupe) Beneish M-Score

: -3.01 (As of Today)
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The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -3.01 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cantaloupe's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

CTLP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.01   Med: -2.24   Max: 0.52
Current: -3.01

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cantaloupe was 0.52. The lowest was -3.01. And the median was -2.24.


Cantaloupe Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cantaloupe's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Cantaloupe Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.69 -2.86 -2.52 -2.01 -2.76

Cantaloupe Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.64 -2.43 -2.76 -2.90 -3.01

Competitive Comparison

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Cantaloupe's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Cantaloupe Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Cantaloupe's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cantaloupe's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Cantaloupe Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Cantaloupe for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 0.7819+0.528 * 0.7527+0.404 * 0.8726+0.892 * 1.1105+0.115 * 0.8501
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1172+4.679 * -0.048094-0.327 * 0.9492
=-3.01

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $46.4 Mil.
Revenue was 65.359 + 62.683 + 64.173 + 60.356 = $252.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 24.316 + 24.328 + 25.74 + 22.893 = $97.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $131.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $302.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $36.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $11.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $54.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $80.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $46.2 Mil.
Net Income was 3.124 + 2.007 + 2.832 + 6.948 = $14.9 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.036 + -0.155 + -0.468 + 0.987 = $0.4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -7.935 + 6.703 + 8.419 + 21.867 = $29.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $53.5 Mil.
Revenue was 61.33 + 57.782 + 58.031 + 50.3 = $227.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 18.441 + 14.162 + 17.129 + 16.2 = $65.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $112.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $275.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $22.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $44.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $81.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $39.9 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(46.432 / 252.571) / (53.478 / 227.443)
=0.183837 / 0.235127
=0.7819

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(65.932 / 227.443) / (97.277 / 252.571)
=0.289884 / 0.385147
=0.7527

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (131.006 + 36.194) / 302.388) / (1 - (111.987 + 22.313) / 275.411)
=0.447068 / 0.512365
=0.8726

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=252.571 / 227.443
=1.1105

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(5.892 / (5.892 + 22.313)) / (11.792 / (11.792 + 36.194))
=0.208899 / 0.245738
=0.8501

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(54.933 / 252.571) / (44.279 / 227.443)
=0.217495 / 0.194682
=1.1172

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((46.213 + 79.997) / 302.388) / ((39.89 + 81.211) / 275.411)
=0.417378 / 0.43971
=0.9492

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(14.911 - 0.4 - 29.054) / 302.388
=-0.048094

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Cantaloupe has a M-score of -3.01 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Cantaloupe (Cantaloupe) Business Description

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Address
100 Deerfield Lane, Suite 300, Malvern, PA, USA, 19355
Cantaloupe Inc operates in the small ticket electronic payments industry. It provides wireless, cashless, micro-transactions, and networking services within the unattended Point of Sale (POS) market. Its products and services portfolio consists of ePort Cashless devices, eSuds, EnergyMisers, and Value-added services which include Loyalty and Prepaid, Intelligent Vending, and others. The company offers services to different industries covering car wash, taxi and transportation, laundry, vending, kiosk, amusement, and arcade. The Company derives revenue from the sale or lease of equipment and services to the small ticket, unattended POS market and majority of its revenue is derived from subscription and transaction fees.
Executives
Ian Jiro Harris director C/O CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT, LLP, 200 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10281
Ravi Venkatesan officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O CANTALOUPE, INC., 100 DEERFIELD LANE, SUITE 300, MALVERN PA 19355
Gaurav Singal officer: Chief Technology Officer 100 DEERFIELD LANE, SUITE 300, MALVERN PA 19355
Jared Scott Grachek officer: Chief Accounting Officer 100 DEERFIELD LANE, SUITE 300, MALVERN PA 19355
Jeffrey Charles Dumbrell officer: Chief Revenue Officer 100 DEERFIELD LANE, SUITE 300, MALVERN PA 19355
Anna Rose Novoseletsky officer: Chief Legal Officer 100 DEERFIELD LANE, SUITE 300, MALVERN PA 19355
Scott Matthew Stewart officer: Chief Accounting Officer 100 DEERFIELD LANE, SUITE 300, MALVERN PA 19355
Ankit Varia officer: Chief Accounting Officer CANTALOUPE, INC., 100 DEERFIELD LANE, SUITE 300, MALVERN PA 19355
Hudson Executive Capital Lp 10 percent owner C/O CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT, LLP, 200 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10281
Lisa P. Baird director 100 DEERFIELD LANE, SUITE 300, MALVERN PA 19355
Sean E Feeney officer: Chief Executive Officer PORTER WRIGHT MORRIS & ARTHUR LL, 41 S HIGH STREET, COLUMBUS OH 43215
James M Pollock officer: Chief Compliance Officer 100 DEERFIELD LANE, SUITE 300, MALVERN PA 19355
Roger Wayne Jackson officer: Chief Financial Officer 1 CONCOURSE PARKWAY, SUITE 500, ATLANTA GA 30328
Eugene Cavanaugh officer: Interim CFO 100 DEERFIELD LANE, SUITE 300, MALVERN PA 19355
Jeff Vogt officer: Chief Operating Officer 100 DEERFIELD LANE, SUITE 300, MALVERN PA 19355